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May 5, 2014

We have support from one of our city council reps.

Brittany,

Thank you for the invitation. I think what your group is doing is great, and your mission fits right in with the City Council's goal to expand our sustainability efforts. The movie sounds interesting, and I did see the plastic bag display at the eco Fair, so I'm interested in learning more. My husband and I will look forward to watching the movie on Friday. I'll also try to mention this movie viewing opportunity during Council Comments at tomorrow night's City Council meeting to get you a bit more publicity.

I look forward to seeing your group before the City Council in the future.

Keep up the enthusiasm,

Gloria Betcher

Email to Steve Schainker

Email to Steve Schainker

Outline for City Council Meeting

Outline for City Council Meeting

Email to Caleb Swank about City Council Meeting

Email to Caleb Swank about City Council Meeting

Correspondence with Merry Rankin about Bag-It Movie

Correspondence with Merry...Rankin about Bag-It Movie

Letter for Sports Page

Letter for Sports Page

Email response to Jane Haahr 2

Email response to Jane Haahr 2

City Council PowerPoint Presentation

City Council PowerPoint Presentation

April 21

We've started to make flyers for the Bag-IT showing.

Flyer for BagIt! Film

Flyer for BagIt! Film

Response to IGIA

Response to IGIA

Response to Haahr Inspirations

Response to Haahr Inspirations

Email from IGIA

Email from IGIA

Response from Wingtip

Response from Wingtip

Response from Wheatsfield

Response from Wheatsfield

Response from Wheatsville in Austin, TX

Response from Wheatsville in Austin, TX

Response from Alfalfa's in Boulder, CO

Response from Alfalfa's in Boulder, CO

Copy of CEIP Progress Meeting 5/5

Copy of CEIP Progress Meeting 5/5

Copy of CEIP Progress Meeting 4-28

Copy of CEIP Progress Meeting 4-28

Copy of CEIP Progress Meeting 4-21

Copy of CEIP Progress Meeting 4-21

Copy of CEIP Progress Meeting 4-14

Copy of CEIP Progress Meeting 4-14

Copy of CEIP Progress Meeting 4-7

Copy of CEIP Progress Meeting 4-7

March 31, 2014

These are forms that we made for the ECO fair.

Handout for ECO fair

Handout for ECO fair

March 24, 2014

These are emails exchanged between Brittany and Merry Rankin.

Emails from Merry Rankin

Emails from Merry Rankin

Everything below this line was during Block 1

March 10, 2014

This is a document for our meeting with Caleb Swank and his group.

Meeting with Caleb Swank

Meeting with Caleb Swank

March 5, 2014

This email is for the Resource Recovery Plant. The mayor actually suggested that we go tour it.

Letter To Recovery Plant of Ames

Letter To Recovery Plant of Ames

Lucas is a guy from Michigan who raps about food, he is very willing to help out.

Email from Lucas

Email from Lucas

We are trying to get in touch with Caleb Swank who is an ISU student that has a bunch of groups who are willing to help us.

Emails-Caleb Swank

Emails-Caleb Swank

We are writing a letter to the Chamber of Commerce in hope that they will help us organize a group of stores.

Email For the Chamber of Commerce

Email For the Chamber of Commerce

March 5, 2014

Erv continues giving great advice!

Heres's his email:

Hi Britanny: You are on a roll. Do the things Mayor Campbell suggests. It is great that you have her support. Wow, if you get this done it will be very significant for this community. The next step? Engage other organizations like The Green Umbrella at ISU, AactivUS at ISU, Interfaith Power and Light, Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park (I am the President), Ames Smart Growth Alliance, Isaac Walton League—Ames Chapter, League of Women Voters, and ask for their endorsement. Then start a list of the organizations and individuals that say yes and use that in your publicity campaign. Then start to work to get similar endorsements from the Ames Chamber of Commerce (this might be hard), and the Main Street Cultural District. Get individual community leaders to add their name to the list: Mayor Campbell, City Council members, President of the University, School Board Members, etc. Expect some push-back but don’t let that deter you. Persistence is the key.

Erv

March 2, 2014

We made a list of places that have either banned or placed a fee on plastic bags.

Speech Outline

Hi Brittany: Good question. Communication is always important. Social networking (Facebook, Web Sites, email listserves, etc.) have really become the norm now. You probably know much more about this than I do. Yahoo and Gmail feature group set ups that allow you to communicate easily with your group. Then there is the usual media that can help you. Letters to the Editor of The Ames Tribune and ISU Daily are effective. These papers also will accept Guest Editorials of 500 to 1000 words. You can also contact community radio KOHI-FM and ask for an interview. They have a daily program that is repeated 3 times during the day.

Email back from ALDI's

We aim to ban plastic bags as a catalyst to reducing plastic consumption in Ames. We hope to be a beacon to others. We want to show people that plastic is not only affecting our community but its also affecting the world. Tons of plastic is dumped into the ocean every day by wind, cars, people, etc. Plastic is creating a mess of issues from sweatshops in China to killing marine life because they think the plastic is food. Out of sight does not mean out of mind.